I Saw Ernie Gann the Other Day
Lyrics by Donald R. Weber

Saw Ernie Gann the other day
Said to tell you hello
And to let you know he missed it so

Saw him standin' behind a hangar
Down in the Yucatan
Watchin' a kid in a Stearman
Doin' touch and goes
Said to tell you he missed it so

Those blue skies up yon
Those dreams of clouds and thunderstorms
Those days of noise and wind in your ears
The memories of those years

Saw him down in the Yucatan
Watchin' a Stearman doin' touch and goes
Said to tell you he missed it so

Talked about those things he knows
Round engines, short fields, tall mountains
And gas runnin' down your elbow
Said to tell you he missed it so

Said he'd been takin' it kinda slow
Hangin' round with a few friends he knew
Messin' with some old birds that came through
Hitchin' a ride now and then
On something that flew back when
In an empty seat now and then

I guess that was some kinda joke between friends
Cause I can hear him laughin' again

Yeah I saw Ernie Gann the other day
Down in the Yucatan
Watchin' a kid in a Stearman doin' touch and goes
Said to tell you he missed it so

Said when you're down his way
Drop in that valley
Between the mountains, below the clouds and thunderstorms
When he'd be hangin' round that field you know
Watchin' that kid in the Stearman doin' touch and goes

Yeah he said to tell you hello
And how he missed it so, he missed it so